Dog Training students from Pittsburgh schools who go on to become
dog trainers,
dog control officers,
guide dog instructors,
guide dog trainers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 10,080 people working as
animal trainers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$31,080.
Also, Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers make on average $23,400 per year and there are about 71,350 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Pittsburgh area alone, there are
440 employed veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers earning an average salary of
$24,590. Animal trainers in this area earn
$23,740/yr and there are 60 employed.

Pittsburgh lies in Allegheny county, which is one of the
32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Pittsburgh area has 1,114,880 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.5% unemployment
rate, $19.93/hr average worker wage, and a $41,450 average annual salary.
Thus, about 0.056 out of every 1000 jobs in Pittsburgh are held by animal trainers,
and 0.399/1000 are held by veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers.

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Dog Training students from Pittsburgh schools who go on to become
dog trainers,
dog control officers,
guide dog instructors,
guide dog trainers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 10,080 people working as
animal trainers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$31,080.
Also, Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers make on average $23,400 per year and there are about 71,350 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Pittsburgh area alone, there are
440 employed veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers earning an average salary of
$24,590. Animal trainers in this area earn
$23,740/yr and there are 60 employed.

Pittsburgh lies in Allegheny county, which is one of the
32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Pittsburgh area has 1,114,880 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.5% unemployment
rate, $19.93/hr average worker wage, and a $41,450 average annual salary.
Thus, about 0.056 out of every 1000 jobs in Pittsburgh are held by animal trainers,
and 0.399/1000 are held by veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers.